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I don't really see it as a stretch at all. Centers generally don't get picked as highly as OTs or dominant OGs, with a few exceptions the last 10 years being Mangold, Mack, Spenser, and the Pouncey twins. Only the twins were selected before 20th I believe.

That being said I believe Jones could play more than one position in the pros just as he did with 'Bama. He has played G, LT, and now C. The guy is a wildcard. We will see where he will want to play during the combine, and I think he could play ANYWHERE. The only knock against the guy at LT is his size ("only" 6'4"), and that he only actually spent one year there. It does seem apparent that he lacks athleticism of elite LTs like Staley though. But he did earn First Team All-SEC honors and third team All-American accolades by the Associated Press. The guy is smart too, already having his Master's degree with a 4.0 from what I read.

So if a team wants him at center, I think he lasts until the Colts, if a guard or a tackle, then we may barely have a shot. With us having such a makeshift line that will change so much in the next 2 years, that versatility may make him number 1 on Emery's big board.

Two years in a row we take a 3rd round talent in the 1st? Nah I'll pass.

haha third round talent , Barret Jones will be an immediate all pro and a HOF'r. I have absolutely no doubt in my mind, quote me.

Wasn't this said about Decastro last year as well?
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I don't really see it as a stretch at all. Centers generally don't get picked as highly as OTs or dominant OGs, with a few exceptions the last 10 years being Mangold, Mack, Spenser, and the Pouncey twins. Only the twins were selected before 20th I believe.

That being said I believe Jones could play more than one position in the pros just as he did with 'Bama. He has played G, LT, and now C. The guy is a wildcard. We will see where he will want to play during the combine, and I think he could play ANYWHERE. The only knock against the guy at LT is his size ("only" 6'4"), and that he only actually spent one year there. It does seem apparent that he lacks athleticism of elite LTs like Staley though. But he did earn First Team All-SEC honors and third team All-American accolades by the Associated Press. The guy is smart too, already having his Master's degree with a 4.0 from what I read.

So if a team wants him at center, I think he lasts until the Colts, if a guard or a tackle, then we may barely have a shot. With us having such a makeshift line that will change so much in the next 2 years, that versatility may make him number 1 on Emery's big board.

This guy was voted the best lineman in the nation last year at LT. Who ever heard of a LT switching to center after winning an award like that.

I would take him, if available, so fast I would look like The Flash getting to the podium.

Two years in a row we take a 3rd round talent in the 1st? Nah I'll pass.

haha third round talent , Barret Jones will be an immediate all pro and a HOF'r. I have absolutely no doubt in my mind, quote me.

Wasn't this said about Decastro last year as well?
There are some really GREAT GUARDS in the NFL. In order for him to be an IMMEDIATE All Pro, he would have to be one of the 2 best in the NFL. He would have to be better than Jarhri Evans, Carl Nicks, Mike Iupati, Alex Boone, Andy Levitre, etc... It ain't happening.

Decastro did not have the credentials that Jones does and his overestimation merely represented the hysteria and desperation Bears fans had about our line.